--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <no_re...@...> wrote: <snip> > Pushing buttons *IS* a noble thing, in spiritual > environments filled with people who wish to > identify those "buttons" in themselves, identify > the attachments they reveal, and work on elim- > inating them. In such environments, the person > who can help you to pinpoint your own hot > button issues (and thus your samskaras and > attachments) is your friend.
Thing is, in genuinely spiritual contexts, the button-pushing is not fueled by hostility, hatred, and obsession, and it's usually done with honesty.